https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 18 Jun 2026 15:37:54 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waking-newborn-during-the-day#post-1428979 Mon, 17 Feb 2014 12:21:35 +0000 lamariniere 1428979@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I honestly don't think there is much you can do to get longer stretches at night. I have 2 LOs and they were completely different newborns. One was up every 90 minutes, the other slept 4-5hr stretches from day 1. What I have noticed is that sleep begets sleep, so I actually would not recommend waking the baby unless absolutely necessary. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waking-newborn-during-the-day#post-1428976 Mon, 17 Feb 2014 12:20:08 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 1428976@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes we woke up based on start of feeding time. Usually every 2 hours, occasionally 3. :) it worked out very well for us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waking-newborn-during-the-day#post-1428971 Mon, 17 Feb 2014 12:18:11 +0000 illumina 1428971@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She generally woke up herself if it had been over 3hrs since the start of her last feed. I didn't let her go more than 3.5-4hrs since her feed, so occasionally I would need to wake her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waking-newborn-during-the-day#post-1428955 Mon, 17 Feb 2014 12:10:32 +0000 2PeasinaPod 1428955@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were never really able to feed (or nurse) to sleep. He was just never interested in that and always did a wake to feed. It worked out better for all of us, but then we started a rock to sleep bad habit that we had to break later! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waking-newborn-during-the-day#post-1428951 Mon, 17 Feb 2014 12:09:05 +0000 abbydabbydoodlebug 1428951@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is 2 weeks old tomorrow and I'm trying to get her to sleep longer stretches at night. Right now they're about 2 hours which I know is totally normal, but I'd like her to be able to go 3 hours or more. So I've been waking her during the day after she's been asleep for 2.5 hrs. Should I be waking her from the start of her feed? She can take up to 45 min to eat from both sides and then sometimes takes a while to actually fall asleep. Just a confused FTM here! I'd love some advice on what y'all did to help your newborns sleep longer at night. Thanks! </p>